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Touvre – Château de la Mercerie loop from Mornac

Touvre – Château de la Mercerie loop from Mornac

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Touvre – Château de la Mercerie loop from Mornac

02:57

67.2km

640m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

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3.40 km

Touvre

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The city is known for its two springs. Indeed, the sources of the Touvre are the second resurgence of France.

The clear waters provide an ideal habitat for many animal and plant species.

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4.03 km

Leaving from the town hall, turn left on the route des sources. This superb wash house, built in a very pleasant setting, is in very good condition.

2-sided roof in round tiles, 4 stone pillars. The wash house has 2 walls, one in stone, the other in freestone, 2 washing tables, a coping made of large cobblestones. The basin is partially supplied by water from the resurgence. On the right, an aqueduct. Opposite, another washing stone.

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17.4 km

Château de Torsac

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Three truncated rectangular towers and beautiful vaulted rooms remain from the 13th century castle, which was extensively altered in the 17th century. The battlements on fancy battlements are from the 19th century.

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24.8 km

Château de la Mercerie

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Its dazzling white stone facade extends over 220 meters in length, in the middle of a 50 Ha green setting. Some rare and remarkable trees adorn the walk through the park.

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45.2 km

Saint John the Baptist Church

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Grassac was the seat of an archpriest who had been given in 1097 by Bishop Adhémar to the Abbey of Bourgueuil which united it to its priory Notre-Dame de Beaulieu in Angoulême. The church was enlarged, after the damage of 1570, by a north aisle which was to be vaulted with ribs. The vault and various restoration works were undertaken in the 19th century. The plan of the building is that of an enlarged rectangle with a bay under a bell tower and an apse in the extension of the initial nave. This first nave supported by flat buttresses and a projecting buttress from the 17th century, is vaulted by a flat plaster cradle. The bay under the bell tower is vaulted with a stone dome on horns, pierced with a hole for the bell and decorated with a false sky.

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50.6 km

La Couronne Castle

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Located to the west of the town, this castle has been transformed into a hotel and hosts events.

In 2006, it was the scene of the film "Our happy days" with Jean-Paul Rouve.

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57.7 km

La Rainette Brewery

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Small craft brewery installed in an old mill. Takeaway or consumption on site in a great setting! And in addition the beer is very good!

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58.1 km

Saint Paul's Church in Chazelles

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12th century Romanesque church. The west facade has two buttresses rising to the top at its ends. Double buttresses correspond to the western pilasters of the dome and small ones are placed to the west of the nave, on the chapel and the apse. The rectangular bell tower has a first floor with arches, resting on a molded cordon. On another cordon, loaded with vertical billets, rises a second floor, the walls of which are pierced with rectangular openings. Inside, the nave has no vault. Its western and southern walls were dated back to the 17th century. Part of the pavement of the nave is made up of funerary slabs, bearing the representation of the working instruments of the deceased. A covered wooden chapel is supported to the north. It communicates with the nave by two wide arches. The false square, under the bell tower, carries a dome on horns, the departures of which rest on horizontal cords.

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67.2 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

65.3 km

997 m

480 m

392 m

Surfaces

65.4 km

1.74 km

< 100 m

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Friday 17 July

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Touvre – Château de la Mercerie loop from Mornac

Touvre

La Lèche Washhouse

Château de Torsac

Château de la Mercerie

Saint John the Baptist Church

La Couronne Castle

La Rainette Brewery

Saint Paul's Church in Chazelles

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